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Washing machine WAT... Instruction Manual and Installation Instructions...
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Your new washing machine Caution! This signal word indicates a possibly You have chosen a Bosch washing dangerous situation. Not heeding the machine. caution can cause property and/or environmental damage. Please take a few minutes to read and become familiar with the advantages of Note/tip your washing machine.
Intended use Filling the dispensers... . 34 Intended use Manual dosing ....35 Emptying the i-DOS detergent drawer, This appliance is intended for private cleaning the i-DOS detergent drawer ■...
Safety instructions Do not allow children to Safety instructions ■ clean or maintain this appliance unsupervised. T he following safety information Keep children under 3 years S a f e t y i n s t r u c t i o n s and warnings are provided to ■...
Safety instructions Keep packaging, plastic film dangerous situation. Ensure and packing components away the following: from children. The mains voltage on your ■ power socket must match Warning the rated voltage specified Risk of poisoning! on the appliance Detergents and care products (identification plate).
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Safety instructions If you take hold of any of the Warning ■ appliance's protruding parts Risk of electric shock/fire/ (e.g. the appliance door) in material damage/damage to order to lift or move it, these the appliance! parts may break off and If the appliance's mains cable is cause injury.
Safety instructions The appliance is secured for Caution! ■ transportation by transport Material damage/damage to locking devices. If the the appliance transport locking devices are If the water pressure is too ■ not removed before the high or too low, the appliance is operated, this appliance may not be able to may result in damage to the...
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Safety instructions Do not use cleaning agents that drawer is opened while the contain solvents. appliance is in operation. Rinse eyes/skin thoroughly if Warning they/it come(s) into contact Risk of injury! with detergents or care If you support your weight/sit products.
Safety instructions Do not use cleaning agents that Cleaning/Maintenance contain solvents. Warning Warning Risk of death! Risk of electric shock/material The appliance is powered by damage/damage to the electricity. There is a risk of appliance! electric shock if you come into If moisture penetrates the contact with live components.
Environmental protection Warning Environmental Risk of injury/material protection damage/damage to the appliance! P ackaging/used appliance The use of spare parts and E n v i r o n m e n t a l p r o t e c t i o n accessories supplied by other Dispose of packaging in an environmentally-responsible...
Positioning and connecting The more indicator segments are Positioning and visible, the higher the consumption. This enables you to compare the connecting consumption levels of the different programs when choosing your I ncluded with the appliance program settings and to decide on P o s i t i o n i n g a n d c o n n e c t i n g an energy- and water-saving Check that the machine has not...
Positioning and connecting Water supply hose on aquaStop Caution! models Water damage The connection points for the water Water drain hose supply hose and water drain hose are Elbow for securing the water under high water pressure. To prevent drain hose* leaks and water damage, you must Water supply hose on standard/ follow the instructions in this section.
Positioning and connecting Installation on a platform with drawer Platform order no.: WMZ 20490, WZ 20490, WZ 20510, WZ 20520 Installing the appliance in a kitchenette Take the hoses out of the holders. Warning Danger of death! There is a risk of electric shock if you touch live components.
Positioning and connecting Hose and cable lengths Notes Only operate the washing machine ■ Left-hand connection using cold mains water. ■ Do not connect the machine to the ■ mixer tap of an unpressurised hot- water boiler. Do not use a used supply hose. Only ■...
Positioning and connecting appliance (not necessary for Aqua-Stop Caution! models as this is permanently installed): Water damage When water is being pumped away, the Model: Standard ■ outlet hose is under water pressure and may slip out of the wash basin or connection point.
Positioning and connecting Electrical connection Warning Danger of death! There is a risk of electric shock if you touch live components. Never touch or hold the mains plug ■ with wet hands. Drainage into a plastic pipe with ■ Only pull out the mains cable by the rubber sleeve or into a gully ■...
Positioning and connecting The mains plug must be freely To prevent foaming, only use Note: ■ accessible at all times. If this is not half the amount of detergent possible, in order to comply with the recommended by the detergent relevant safety regulations, a switch manufacturer.Do not use detergents (2-pole switch-off) must be built into...
Positioning and connecting Transportation Insert all four sleeves. Clip the mains cable securely in the E.g. when moving house holders. Insert the transportation securing bolts and tighten them with Preparatory work: a wrench (WAF 13). Turn off the tap. Release the water pressure in the supply hose: ~ "Filter in the water supply blocked"...
Familiarising yourself with your appliance Familiarising yourself with your appliance Washing machine F a m i l i a r i s i n g y o u r s e l f w i t h y o u r a p p l i a n c e Service flap Detergent drawer ~ Page 30 Controls...
Familiarising yourself with your appliance Controls sharp object on the display or exert ( Main switch excessive pressure on it. You can use the # button to switch the appliance on and off. 0 Programme selector You can turn the programme selector in both directions (clockwise and anti-clockwise).
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Familiarising yourself with your appliance Indicators, symbols and buttons Indicators and Setting on the control panel symbols for set- ting values 90°, 60° ü, 40° ü, 30°, 20°, — Temperature in °C; — = cold 1400*, 1200, 800, 600, 400, 2 Spin speed;...
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Familiarising yourself with your appliance Indicators, symbols and buttons Indicators and Setting on the control panel symbols for set- ting values Start/Pause For changing the setting values N, M Where there are multiple setting values, pressing and holding Note: N, M will allow you to automatically scroll through all the setting val- ues to the last value.
Laundry Some examples of soiling levels can Laundry be found on ~ Page 26. – Light: Do not prewash, select the P repare the laundry Speed setting if necessary L a u n d r y – Normal Caution! – Heavy: Load less laundry, select Damage to the appliance/fabrics a program with prewash –...
Detergent Starching Detergent Laundry should not be treated Note: C orrect selection of detergent with fabric softener. D e t e r g e n t The care label is crucial for selecting Switch on the appliance. the correct detergent, temperature and Select the Rinse program.
Programme default settings Saving energy and detergent Programme default For light and normal soiling, you can settings save energy (lower washing temperature) and detergent. T he programme default settings are P r o g r a m m e d e f a u l t s e t t i n g s displayed and can be changed in the Saving Soiling/note...
Additional programme settings increments of 30 minutes and up to a Additional programme maximum of 24 h (h=hour). settings After the programme starts, the selected time, e.g. 8.5 h is displayed You can find an overview of all of the and counted down until the washing A d d i t i o n a l p r o g r a m m e s e t t i n g s additional settings that can be selected...
Additional programme settings The washing's residual moisture Press the A button after approx. 10 Note: is increased. minutes.The laundry will soak in the water. Leave the laundry to soak for as long Prewash as required, then either press the A button again to resume the program or change the program.
Operating the appliance In appliances with a drum light: Operating the The drum is lit after switching on the appliance appliance, after opening and closing the door and after starting a programme. P reparing the washing The light switches off automatically. O p e r a t i n g t h e a p p l i a n c e machine You can:...
Operating the appliance Placing laundry into the drum For programmes in which automatic dosing is not possible or not desired (in which case, intelligent dosing is Warning deactivated), you can add suitable Danger of death! detergent to the compartment in the Items of laundry pretreated with detergent drawer for manual dosing.
Operating the appliance Childlock/operation lock Notes Do not leave the door open for too ■ E 3s long when adding laundry as water from the laundry may leak out. You can lock the washing machine to For safety reasons, the door remains prevent the functions you have set from ■...
Intelligent dosing system Selecting the Easy-Iron p setting ■ Intelligent dosing and then touching A or Turning the programme selector to system ■ Drain and then touching A. F amiliarising yourself with i- I n t e l l i g e n t d o s i n g s y s t e m Programme end End lights up in the display panel and i-DOS Intelligent dosing system...
Intelligent dosing system Before setting up i-DOS Automatic dosing can be activated or deactivated for each of the designated Follow the manufacturer's instructions wash programmes separately. when choosing your detergent and care Automatic dosing can also be activated product. We recommend using easy- or deactivated once the programme has pour, all-purpose, universal and colour started, although this depends on which...
Intelligent dosing system If both dispensers are filled with detergent/care product you are using, Note: liquid detergent, only the dispenser that the water hardness and/or the degree was activated by choosing the i-DOS of soiling. button is used during the wash cycle. Adjusting the basic dosage i-DOS Setting the dosage Press and hold ý...
Intelligent dosing system When refilling the dispensers, Note: always use the same type of liquid detergent or fabric softener. Do not mix different types of liquid detergent or fabric softener, as this can form lumps that may block the i-DOS pump unit.
Intelligent dosing system Pour laundry detergent and/or care Press down the insert and remove product into the manual dosing the drawer completely. compartment. Press the pump unit insert and Push in the detergent drawer. remove it. Emptying the i-DOS detergent Unclip the rear detergent drawer lid drawer, cleaning the i-DOS and remove it.
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Intelligent dosing system Clean the pump unit with a damp cloth. Clean the inside of the detergent drawer housing. Caution! The pump unit contains electrical components.These may be damaged if they come into contact with water. – Do not clean the pump unit in the dishwasher and do not immerse it in water.
Appliance settings Changing the brightness of Appliance settings the touch display Y ou can change the following settings Touch œ again. The display for the A p p l i a n c e s e t t i n g s in the control and display panel: touch display's brightness B and the preset brightness light up.
Sensors Sensors Cleaning and maintenance A utomatic load sensing S e n s o r s Warning The automatic load sensing function C l e a n i n g a n d m a i n t e n a n c e Danger of death! adapts the water consumption ideally to There is a risk of electric shock if you...
Cleaning and maintenance Remove the detergent residue Take the drain hose out of the ■ immediately. holder. Do not clean with a water jet. Remove the sealing cap and drain ■ the water into a suitable container. Replace the sealing cap and place Drum the drain hose back in its holder.
Cleaning and maintenance The drain hose at the siphon Clean the filters: a) Disconnect the hose from the is blocked water tap. Clean the filter with a small brush. Switch off the appliance. Pull out the mains plug. Loosen the hose clamp. Carefully remove the drain hose;...
Faults and what to do about them. Wait until the drum has stopped turning. Faults and what to do Caution! about them. Water damage Any escaping water may cause water E mergency release damage. F a u l t s a n d w h a t t o d o a b o u t t h e m . E.g.
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Faults and what to do about them. Display Cause/remedy r is flashing The appliance is not being supplied with water: Turn the tap on fully, ■ The supply hose is kinked/trapped, ■ Clean the filter if necessary. Page 41 ■ E 3s is continuously The childproof lock is activated –...
Faults and what to do about them. Faults and what to do about them. Faults Cause/remedy Water is leaking from the Attach the drain hose correctly or replace it. ■ machine. Tighten the threaded connection on the supply hose. ■ The programme has Not a fault –...
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Faults and what to do about them. Faults Cause/remedy Repeated, intensive foam- Automatic dosing: i-DOS Check the dosage settings and, if required, reduce the ■ ing. basic dosage. "i-DOS Setting the dosage" on page 34 If required, use a different liquid detergent/fabric softener. Manual dosing: Have you used too much detergent? Add less detergent the ■...
Technical data Faults Cause/remedy Odours in the washing Run the Drum Clean or Cotton 90 °C programme without laundry. machine. Add all-purpose washing powder or a detergent that contains a bleaching agent. Note: To prevent foaming, only use half the amount of detergent recommended by the detergent manufacturer.
After-sales service After-sales service Aqua-Stop warranty I f you cannot rectify a fault yourself, O nly for appliances with Aqua-Stop A f t e r - s a l e s s e r v i c e A q u a - S t o p w a r r a n t y contact customer services.
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